Scale



H. CAMERON Dec. 4 1923.

SCALE' Original Filed Nov, 2, 1917 III lill IOAJIII l IIII I Il l l Patented Dec. 4, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH CAMERON, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO

ROBERT D. KENT, OF PiSSAIC, NEW JERSEY.

SCALE.

Original application led November 2, 1917, Serial No. 199,842. Divided and this application led September 6, 1919.

To all 'whom it 'may concern;

Be it known that I, HUGH CAMERON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Scales, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to automatic scales wherein the weight placed upon the platform or pan, as the case may be, will automatically bring the scale beam to a balance at some point within the travel of the scale levers and by means of which the travel of the levers and consequently the weight ot the object will be registered on a dial in order that the reading of the weight may be seen at a glance, and wherein no manual manipulation of the compensating weight is required.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap and eicient device, wherein the weight may be read at one reading and at a glance thereby obviating calculation, thus saving time and insuring accuracy.

Another object is to provide a scale of the automatic type in which the necessity for accurate leveling of the scale is dispensed with without aiTecting the accuracy of the scale.

A further object is the production of a device wherein the liability of error is reduced to a minimum.

A still further object is to provideva device wherein springs, tapes and rapidly moving compensating weights are eliminated.

These and further objects will more fully appear in the following specification and the accompanying drawing considered together or separately.

All levers change in power as they travel above and below a horizontal line and in beam scales this change in power is neutralized by a compensating weight, which is moved to increase the power of the beam or lever as it moves or is moved upward and to decrease the power when it moves below the horizontal.

In the ordinary platform scale this compensation is accomplished by a weight which is moved manually along the beam until it is balanced and the position of the weight,

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relatively to graduations on the beam, will indicate the weight on the platform.

In automatic scales the compensating weight is usually in the form of weighted levers resembling somewhat the ball levers of steam engine governors. The weight levers are connected up to the beam by means of gear wheels, belts, springs, and other complicated mechanism and as the weight levers themselves change in power as they travel toward or away from the horizontal they must themselves be compensated, all of which tends to complicate such devices and to increase the liability to error.

By my invention the compensating weight is on the beam. The number of moving parts is reduced to a minimum. All moving parts are on anti-friction bearings and the travel of the beam and movement oi"- the compensating weight are in perfect ratio.

I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawings in which like parts in all of the several figures are designated by similar characters of reference, and in which- Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of one embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

In carrying out my invention I provide a base 1 which, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated, is that of a counter scale. Extending upward from the base are two standards 2. In the standards, on knife edge bearings 3, are pivoted two members 4 and 5. In Fig. l these members are illustrated as being levers of the rst class.

The long ends of the members 4 and 5 are loosely connected together by means of a shackle 6 which engages the beam levers on knife edges 7. The members 4 and 5 constitute the scale beam. The shackle is divided and its two parts are secured together by means which will permit the ends of the members to be adjusted toward or away from each other. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the bearing portions of the shackle are secured together by a nut 8 having right and lett hand threads, Whereby a turnbuckle is formed.

to suit lever systems of different multiplications.

The invention is not limitedto a scale beam comprising two beam members, but any number other than one may be emvployed.

This application is a division of an application for patent filed by me on November 2, 1917, Serial Number 199,842.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes I have described the principle ot my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the ap paratus shown is merely illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out in other ways.

Having now described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A scale comprising a plurality of pivot-ed beam members, a weight carried by one oi' the members and lhaving a rolling contact therewith, and means under control of the members for moving the point of contact toward or away from the fulcrum of the supporting member.

2. A scale comprising a plurality of pivoted beam members, a weight carried by one of the members and having a rolling contact therewith, and means under control of the members for automatically moving the point of contact toward or away from the fulcrum of the supporting member.

8. A scale comprising a plurality of pivoted beam members, a weight carried by one or the members and having a rolling contact therewith, pivoted connections between the members and weight, and means under control of the members for moving the point of contact toward or away from the fulcrum of the supporting member.

4. A scal comprising a plurality of pivoted beam members, a weight carried by one of the members and having a rolling contact therewith, pivoted connections between the members and weight, and means under control of the members for automatically moving the point of contact toward or away Yfrom the fulcrum of the supporting incn'iber.

A scale comprising a plurality of pivoted beam members, a weight supported by one of the members and having a` rolling contact therewith, means under control of the members for moving the point of contact toward and away from the fulcrum of the supporting member, and means for adjusting the last mentioned means.

6. A. scale comprising a plurality of pivoted beam members, a weight supported by one of the members and having a rolling contact therewith, means under control of the members for automatically moving the point of contact toward and away from the Yfulcrum of thesupporting member, and

means` for adjusting the last mentioned means.

7. A scale comprisingr a plurality of pivoted beam members, means for applying a load to the members, a weight carried by one of the members and having a rolling contact therewith, and means operated by the movement of the members for automatically moving the point of contact of the weight and its supporting member for balancing the members.

8. A scale comprising a plurality of pivoted beam members, means for securing the members in parallelism, a compensating weight having a rolling contact with one of the members, and a connection between the weight and another of the members.

9. A scale comprising a plurality of pivoted adjustable beam members, means for securing the members in parallelism, a compensating weight having a rolling contact with one of the members, and a connection between the weight and another of the members.

10. A scale comprising a plurality of pivoted beam members, means for securing the members in parallelism, a compensating weight having a rolling contact with one of the members, and an adjustable connection between the weight and another of the members.

l1. A scale comprising a plurality of pivoted adjustable beam members, means for securing the members in parallelism, a compensating weight having a rollingcontact with one of the members, and an adjustable connection between the weight and another of the members. n

l2. A scale havingr an indicator and comprising a plurality ot independently pivoted members, means for securing the members in parallelism, a compensating weight having a rolling connection with one of the members, a connection between the weight and another oi the members, and connec tions between one of the members and the indicator.

13. A scale having two pivoted beam members, means for securing the members in parallelism, a weight resting upon and sup ported by one of the members. connections f between the weight and the other member whereby movement of the member will cause the weight to roll on the member on which it rests whereby its point of contact therewith will be moved toward er away from the fulcrum oit the member.

14. A scale comprising two independently pivoted members, means for securing the members in parallelism, a weight resting upon and supported by one of the members, connections between the weight and the other member whereby movement of the members Will cause `the 'We-ight to roll 0n the member onv'bch vit rests whereby its point of Contact cherewth will be moved toward or away from the fu1crum-'0'f"the member. I

l5. A scale comprising'a`pl11ra1ty `of ndepend'ently pvoted members, means for securing the members in parallel Tela-tion, `a

'Weight resting upon one dffthe members l0 and havmg a relhng Contact 'tbereW1th, a

'p'v'ot'al connection between the Weight and the supporting membergvanrl a pivotal e0n necton between the Weigh@Jv and another member.

This specification signed and witnessed this 4th day of September, 1919.

HUGH CAMERON.

Vtnesse's;

A.. E. RENTQN, CHARLES C. COLING. 

